Comments on: WORLD’S LARGEST SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

By: anna

anna — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:30:44 +0000

can a nice a fluffy sounding development really make Libya a tourism centre? is architecture really that powerful?

as much as i love it, i think that architecture unfortunately is not that powerful.

or perhaps it is fortunate in this case that architecture is not that powerful.

By: dianejwright

dianejwright — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:48:17 +0000

Wait. Isn’t the most sustainable development for a pristine landscape such as this–”most beautiful and little-known landscapes on Earth”–no development at all?

Sure, that’s the obvious answer but really? Isn’t it? Can’t we push to redevelop existing nightmare zones if progress must march on? If developers must develop? We collectively continue to see pots of commercial gold when we look at lovely unspoiled nature and, frankly, all that money is only going to make it all better for a few people who will eventually move on.

This “coastal region has the potential to become one of the world’s most desirable tourist destinations” smacks of the same eco-tourism that has pillaged Costa Rica. So we announce to the world that we’re protecting something worth protecting and simultaneously prepare for the hoards booking tickets to come eyeball what’s being protected. What?

By: solar-power-wind

solar-power-wind — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:07:54 +0000

“plan is to create an area of sustainable development around the 2,046 square miles”
This is beautiful, but I am not sure how 100 sq miles of green development come from 160 miles of coastline. Libya has a history of oil production, and neither oil nor tourism are locally sustainable economies.
Very green, and as hotels go, that adds to the resort feel.
I would have rather seen a terraced, ancient Greek style labor and tool agriculturally site go up. I dream.

By: vanrijn

vanrijn — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:29:34 +0000

That is something!!!!!